What is the Greatest Common Factor of 31526 and 31540?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 31526 and 31540 is 2.

GCF(31526,31540) = 2

We will now calculate the prime factors of 31526 and 31540, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 31526 and 31540.

How to find the GCF of 31526 and 31540?

We will first find the prime factorization of 31526 and 31540. After we will calculate the factors of 31526 and 31540 and find the biggest common factor number .

Step-1: Prime Factorization of 31526

Prime factors of 31526 are 2, 11, 1433. Prime factorization of 31526 in exponential form is:

31526 = 2¹ × 11¹ × 1433¹

Step-2: Prime Factorization of 31540

Prime factors of 31540 are 2, 5, 19, 83. Prime factorization of 31540 in exponential form is:

31540 = 2² × 5¹ × 19¹ × 83¹

Step-3: Factors of 31526

List of positive integer factors of 31526 that divides 31526 without a remainder.

1, 2, 11, 22, 1433, 2866, 15763

Step-4: Factors of 31540

List of positive integer factors of 31540 that divides 31526 without a remainder.

1, 2, 4, 5, 10, 19, 20, 38, 76, 83, 95, 166, 190, 332, 380, 415, 830, 1577, 1660, 3154, 6308, 7885, 15770

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 31526 and 31540. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 31526 and 31540 is 2.

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